Report by Joana Teles (April 2013)

I´m involved in a mathematics olympiad for portuguese speaking
countries. The aim of this competition is to create an
opportunity for the exchange and sharing of national experiencesand to
promote the teaching and dissemination of Mathematics in
Portuguese speaking countries. An Olympic Week will take place before
the competition, offering courses in mathematics, which will allowall
participants (non-university students) to improve their performance in
future competitions. The invited countries are Portugal, Brasil, Angola,
São Tomé and Principe, Guine Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique and East Timor.

The first edition was held in Coimbra, Portugal, in 2011, with 6
countries participating with students (São Tomé and Principe and Guine
Bissau participated with an observer). The second one was held last year
in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil with 7 countries with students (just missed
Guine Bissau). This year this olympiad will happen in Maputo,
Mozambique, next July. I support all the local organizations and try to
share my experience with them. In 2014, East Timor plans to organize
this event.

We have some contacts in Angola, Cape Verde, São Tome and Principe,
Mozambique and East Timor, to begin to share our experience in problem
solving and maths competitions with teachers from all these countries. I
hope to visit Mozambique next August or September.